Satellite · NORAD 41036 · COSPAR 2015-068A
TELSTAR 12V
- Operator Telesat
- Constellation Telesat (Anik / Telstar / Lightspeed)
- Country Canada
Altitude now
35,790.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.07km/s
Inclination
0.02°
Period
23.9 h
1,436.1 min
Perigee
35,778km
Apogee
35,795km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:45 UTC (12.0 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago
Live position
Ground track & current position
Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.
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- Latitude
- 0.028° N
- Longitude
- 14.979° W
- Altitude
- 35790.1 km
- Velocity
- 3.074 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 08:45 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 24 Nov 2015
- COSPAR launch id
- 2015-068
- Launch site
- Tanegashima Space Center
Objects from the same launch · 1
- H-2A R/B41037Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → CA | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
CelesTrakcommunity
Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).
last sync 8 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 8 h ago
Field provenance
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 41036
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2015-068A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKHCT
- Canonical slug
- telstar-12v-41036
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.